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Gods and Monsters. A film about the last days of the man who directed Frankenstein.
Bill Condon wrote and directed. Won an Oscar for his script.

James Whale was one of the first out gay directors in Hollywood.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Condon and McKellen will team again in a new Sherlock Holmes adventure.

Ian McKellen's Annotated Script:
mckellen.com/cinema/gods/gods-monsters.pdf

Ian McKellen's Q&A
mckellen.com/epost/gm.htm

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From the End Screen

Trailer:
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NT Live: Frankenstein (encore)
ttp://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/16546-frankenstein
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Gods and Monsters (1998)
105 minutes
Directed by Bill Condon
Produced by Paul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg, Mark R. Harris
Screenplay byBill Condon
Based on Father of Frankenstein
by Christopher Bram
Starring:
Ian McKellen
Brendan Fraser
Lynn Redgrave
Matt McKenzie
Arthur Dignam
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography by Stephen M. Katz
Edited by Virginia Katz
Productionn company:
Showtime, Regent Entertainment, BBC Films
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Budget $10 million[1]

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